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Palo Alto Network Security Engineer
Job Details
A top Fortune 50 financial institution is currently seeking a Network Security Engineer (specializing in Palo Alto) to support a major firewall rules validation and optimization project. This role offers the opportunity to work on enterprise-scale security initiatives involving on-premise and cloud infrastructure, integrating cutting-edge tools like FireMon, ServiceNow, and Illumio.
About the Opportunity:
- Schedule: Monday to Friday (occasional after-hours/on-call support required)
- Assignment Length: Ongoing
- Environment: Enterprise security team; highly regulated financial setting
- Setting: Remote
Responsibilities:
- Reviewing and optimizing over 30,000 firewall rules across multiple platforms
- Approving new firewall rule requests for compliance with security policies
- Identifying legacy or unused rules and coordinating their removal
- Supporting integration of FireMon with ServiceNow and Illumio
- Conducting audits and documentation of rule ownership and asset validation
- Monitoring ticket queues and supporting SLA adherence
- Providing on-call support and participating in after-hours changes as needed
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of advanced hands-on experience in Network Security / Firewall Engineering
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Cisco CCNA or CompTIA Security+ certification
- Expertise with Palo Alto NGFW and Security Configuration Management (SCM)
- Experience with Cisco ASA/CDO and Check Point firewall environments
- FireMon Security Manager experience
- Working knowledge of ServiceNow ticketing systems
- Experience working in large-scale or Financial enterprise environments
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
Desired Skills:
- Experience with Azure cloud environments
- Familiarity with Illumio segmentation and micro-perimeter policy tools
- Splunk experience for log and security event correlation
- Cross-functional collaboration across IT and business units
- Process-driven approach to audit, compliance, and documentation
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